I too got out after 7 years and it's been the best decision of my life. Not that I don't miss journalism as an art, but it's nice to be able to spend time with my daughter AND buy her food.

Dear Lord—I got out of the business before I could ever become a "mid-career journalist." Besides the gossip-mongering hacks that comprise most of journalism these days, I was constantly getting depressed by every mid-level career journalist with whom I forced to work. The were pre-eternally too wrinkled for their…

it's true. This man has no dick.

What's going on?!! I'll tell you what's going on! Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! 40 years of darkness! Earthquakes! Volcanoes! The dead rising from their graves! Human Sacrifice! Dogs and Cats, Living Together! Mass Hysteria!

You mean dihydrogen monoxide???! That stuff KILLS thousands of people every year in this country!

First world bullshit is EXACTLY what this is. It is people who think of themselves, but not others and people who think that today is the only day that matters or has ever mattered. None of these people are forward-thinking (how could my child not being vaccinated impact the future?) or rear-thinking (how did the lack…

im so upset right now

That would be ... um, no place.

Sprouts in AZ now accepts Apple Pay \o/

You obviously don't understand how Apple Pay works, at all...

Any system that takes contactless credit cards (VISA PayWave, MasterCard PayPass, or American Express ExpressPay) will work with either Google Wallet, Apple Pay, or Softcard/ISIS. If you see the following logo on the reader, you're good to go (assuming they didn't turn off the function):

At technology companies (full disclosure: I live in Silicon Valley), I strongly recommend a new idea we're trying at my company: An on-boarding concierge. This person helps you with the complex task of getting started as a newbie. Getting equipment (laptop, docking-station, monitor(s), etc.), getting it configured…

Recruiters seem utterly confused at how high on my list a good commute is. No I can't really move because we own our "project" house and we picked this location to be convenient for my wife's job as well as mine.

Spencer's was (is?) amazing. Where else can you buy dildos, black lights, and magic eye posters?

I want New Living Single.

Despite floundering a bit this season, that show has had some good moments acknowledging what life was like for Black people in the US during the American Revolution. Another one I can think of is the voting one (credit):

Oh here it is. Thanks, internet!

That's brilliant! Now if I can be sure to never get laid off, incur some massive medical debt, or have my identity stolen, I'll be golden...

It would be difficult for this comment to be any more smarmy or self-righteous. Must be hard to see all the little people from up on top of that high horse.

You know who your good friends are when in the unemployment situation.